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Virgil (Gad) Whitley 1894–1977 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 02 January 1894

Birth Location: Pleasant Shade, Smith, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 05 November 1977

Death Location: Pleasant Shade, Smith, Tennessee, USA

Father: Jonas Whitley

Mother: Martha West

Spouse(s): Ellen Gregory

Children(s): Martha Whitley

The story of Virgil (Gad) Whitley began in 1894 in Pleasant Shade, Smith, Tennessee, USA. Virgil (Gad) Whitley married Ellen Dee Gregory, and had children including Martha Elizabeth Whitley, Whitley. Virgil (Gad) Whitley passed away in 1977 in Pleasant Shade, Smith, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Virgil (Gad) Whitley began in 1894 in Pleasant Shade, Smith, Tennessee, USA.
  • Virgil (Gad) Whitley married Ellen Dee Gregory, and had children including Martha Elizabeth Whitley, Whitley.
  • Virgil (Gad) Whitley passed away in 1977 in Pleasant Shade, Smith, Tennessee, USA.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Virgil Whitley's Ancestors

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Virgil Whitley
1894–1977
Birth Place: Pleasant Shade, Smith, Tennessee, USA
Parents
Jonas Whitley
1855–1930
Macon County, Tennessee, USA
Martha (T.) West
1867–1905
Tennessee, USA
Grandparents
Kinchen Whitley
1816–1889
Macon, Tennessee, United States
Lucinda (W.) Reeves
1824–1906
Tennessee, USA
George (T West) Sr
1840–
Smith Branch, Smith, Tennessee, United States
Josephine Dillard
1846–
Tennessee
Great-Grandparents
Taylor WHITLEY
1796–1859
Mehilina Adams
1796–1875
Ezekiel West
1807–1901
Carroll Dillard
1819–1897
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jonas Sr.
1750–1810
Rachel Taylor
1755–1810
Jesse Adams
1778–1830

Virgil Whitley's Descendants

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Virgil ((Gad)) Whitley (02 January 1894–05 November 1977) m. Ellen (Dee) Gregory (9 Mar 1897–11 May 1984)
  1. 1. Martha (Elizabeth) Whitley 1923–2018 m. Arthur (Draper) Kemp 1917–1957

Virgil Whitley's Timeline

2 Records

1894
02 January 1894
Birth of Virgil (Gad) Whitley in Pleasant Shade, Smith, Tennessee, USA
Pleasant Shade, Smith, Tennessee, USA
1977
05 November 1977
Age 83
Death of Virgil (Gad) Whitley in Pleasant Shade, Smith, Tennessee, USA
Pleasant Shade, Smith, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 02 January 1894
    Event Place: Pleasant Shade, Smith, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 05 November 1977
    Event Place: Pleasant Shade, Smith, Tennessee, USA

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